Table 7-10.

Types of Patient Safety Actions Taken by the 2009 Trending Hospitals

2009 Comparative Database Report

Type of Action Taken	2009 Trending Hospitals*
Type of Action Taken	Number	Percent
Implemented SBAR Communication (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation)	95	58%
Made changes to policies/procedures	92	56%
Implemented patient safety walkarounds	84	51%
Conducted training	81	49%
Improved compliance with Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals	65	39%
Conducted chart audits	63	38%
Improved fall prevention program	62	38%
Took other action	59	36%
Conducted root cause analysis	58	35%
Improved error reporting system	54	33%
Purchased new hospital equipment	52	32%
Held education/patient safety fair for staff	48	29%
Formed a committee	42	25%
Conducted followup interviews/focus groups	29	18%
Implemented patient safety bulletin board/suggestion box/hotline	24	15%
Implemented "Ticket to Ride" communication tool to reduce handoff risk	19	12%
Developed action plans but have not implemented them yet	17	10%
Implemented patient safety briefings	16	10%
Implemented TeamSTEPPS	8	5%

* Only 165 of the 204 trending hospitals provided information about patient safety actions they had taken.

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Internet Citation: Table 7-10.: Types of Patient Safety Actions Taken by the 2009 Trending Hospitals. April 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2009/tab7-10.html